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25 new extra care housing schemes announced

Health and Care Minister Ivan Lewis today announced the sites that will benefit from £80million of Government funding to build extra care housing.

The schemes will enable more older people and those with dementia and long-term conditions to live in a home of their own. He will today be presenting the successful Barnsley extra care housing scheme with a cheque for £3.8 million together with Sir Michael Parkinson.

People who are unable to continue to live in their own homes have traditionally had their choices limited to care homes, creating a number of problems including couples finding they can no longer live together.

Extra care housing gives people a home of their own where wide ranges of care and support services are provided on site. Tenants enjoy greater privacy, dignity and independence, couples can stay together, and social and leisure opportunities can be enjoyed at the resident's convenience. In addition, homeowners may be able to keep some of the equity in their property.

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